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Mets closer Billy Wagner, who questioned his teammates’ accountability on Thursday, was relieved to be talking about his pitching instead of his critical remarks on Saturday.

In his last three starts, Andy Pettitte has started strongly before falling apart in the fourth, setting the table for a Yankees defeat.

One win will not erase the uncertainty about Willie Randolph’s future, but it will give Randolph and his Mets a slight reprieve.

Harold Reynolds is no longer analyzing the full breadth of major league baseball. But no matter. He is working. For a long time, he wasn’t.

Pitching into the eighth, Johan Santana held the Yankees at bay long enough for the Mets to build a lead, and they held on to win on Saturday.

The government appears close to prevailing in a legal battle, which could set off another round of federal drug investigations involving baseball and steroids.

Cliff Lee reached a low point in his career last season when he was left off of the Indians’ postseason roster. But after an off-season spent working on his mechanics, he is 6-0 with a 0.67 E.R.A.

Jason Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record by driving in eight runs in a 10-3 victory against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

There is no getting past last season’s collapse when players, much worse than fans, may believe that certain teammates didn’t have enough pride in 2007 and still don’t.

After signs of a division in the clubhouse, the Mets held a 45-minute team meeting Friday to discuss avoiding distractions and focusing on baseball.